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retroussé

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəˈtɹuːseɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌɹɛtɹuˈseɪ/

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adj

Meaning 1

Turned up, especially when describing the nose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French retroussé, past participle of retrousser (“to hitch up, hike up”), from re- (from Latin re- (“back, backwards; again”), from Proto-Italic *wre (“again”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn”) or *ure- (“back”)) + trousser (“to fold up, hitch up”).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: чип (čip) — turned up
  • Turkish: kalkık — turned up